Democratic Women of Pender County
Join us for our 2025 DWPC Holiday Party on December 12th 6:00 - 8:00
Hampstead United Methodist Church
15395 US 17, Hampstead
Holiday Party
Democratic Women of Pender County members and guests are invited to join for the annual Holiday Party on Friday, December 12th, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, at Hampstead United Methodist Church, 15395 US 17, in Hampstead. Please RSVP using the Signup Genius link below.
DWPC will be providing the entrees for a lovely, delicious dinner, but we're asking you to please consider bringing an appetizer, side, or dessert according to the list in the invitation. These items can be homemade or purchased, but we will need you to deliver them to the event as early as 4:00, so we have time to setup for dinner.
If you have questions about the menu or items needed for dinner, please call Teresa Pekard at 321-231-2747.
We're also asking you to consider making a donation to Safe Haven of Pender County, which provides services and shelter for victims of domestic violence. In addition to cash donations, Safe Haven needs the following items, which can be brought to the party for pickup by Safe Haven.
New twin sheet sets
New pillows
New pillow cases
Women's deodorant
Non-perishable food items, such as: cereal, individually wrapped snacks, microwave meals,
vegetables, oatmeal, tuna, canned meat and soups.
If you have questions about the event or donations, please call me at 847-682-8646.
Click here to register -
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0544A5AF22ABFEC70-60695601-dwpc
We hope you can join us for this evening of fun!
Supporting Pender County
DWPC has been part of this community since 2016. We have grown by working to help our neighbors make Pender County a better place to live and work.
United By A Common Goal
DWPC's mission is to support Democratic candidates get elected in Pender County during our Municipal elections in 2025.
We will turn Pender BLUE with your support.
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Everyone has unique talents and when you join DWPC, you can join with like-minded women throughout Pender County and make a difference.
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Contribute to DWPC's Sustaining Fund
A simple way to financially support DWPC and our future democratic candidates is to make a donation to our sustaining fund. You can donate whatever amount is comfortable for you in a one-time donation or you can make it a recurring donation. At the 2025 Planning Meeting, the group set our fundraising goal to be $15,000.
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DWPC Board of Directors
President
!st Vice-Chair Membership Chairperson
Deidre Hartsfield Term 2025-2027
2nd Vice-Chair Activism & Advocacy Committee
Co-Chairs
Annis Collins Term 2024-2026
Nancy Patton
3rd Vice-Chair Communication Manager
Mesha Perez Term 2025-2027
4th Vice-Chair Social Committee Chairperson
Teresa Pekard Term 2024-2026
Secretaty
Judy Clemmons Term 2025-2027
Treasurer
Teresa Poston Term 2025-2027
Christine Jones Term 2025-2027
Data Manager
Sonya Allen
Fundraising Chairperson
Cathe Ford
President's Message
DWPC President Connie Nelon's Closing Remarks at the Equality Luncheon
There are so many people to thank today.
- All of you, who bought tickets and came out to be with us.
- All the people who planned, organized, cooked, and served us.
- All of you who donated items to sell or auction, who bid on auction items, and who purchased items for sale.
I’ve not mentioned this before, but there are seven people in this room, who donate monthly toward our DWPC sustaining fund. You know who you are. Thank you! These monies provide the funds that we use to put on events such as this - so that every dollar we fundraise will go directly to the candidates.
I’d also like to thank Therese Sullivan for providing us this lovely space. By having our meeting here - for free - we can put more money to work getting our Democratic candidates elected.
Thank you to the five ladies and one gentleman from Sampson County who drove all this way to meet us and see what Pender is doing out here on the coast. By making connections with our sister counties - we are stronger across the region. When they hold events, we will get a group of DWPC members to go and support them in Sampson.
And a big thank you to Justice Earls, and our local Municipal Election candidates Ms Rodriquez de Miranda, Ms Jacobs, and Ms McDuffie, who spoke to us today. These brace women are putting themselves out there and we promise to do everything we can to get them elected.
Even with everything you’re all doing, there is still more to be done. And we need you to do what you can.
-if you have time, volunteer
-if you have money, donate
- DWPC needs a Fundraising Chair, which is a position on the Board.
- Pender County will need Democratic Poll Workers next year. And that’s a paid position
- consider getting active in your precinct. We still need some Precinct Chairs
- work for a candidate
- join us for one of the Advocacy or Activism events that Annis and Nancy talked about
- come out with us to NAACP events or League of Women Voter meetings
- Register for Mobilize and sign up for an event. There are two in Pender County coming up in September. NAACP is hosting a PBS documentary about the Wilmington Coup on September 6th with Justice Allison Riggs as the guest speaker and we’d like to fill the room. Also, the Fact Checking event on 9/14 is on Mobilize.
- sign up for 5 Calls and reach out to our elected officials
Everyone can do something, and together WE WILL MAKE DIFFERENCE!
Have a great day everyone!
Connie Nelson - DWPC President
We are Stronger TOGETHER
Thanks for everyone's hard work! We made a difference in Pender County